mixed reef

Hello R2R, I've kept a variety of freshwater and saltwater fish and corals over the years, and I've always loved being in or on the ocean. I've been out of the reef-keeping game for about five years now — in that time, I've worked away, gotten married, and had a child. But now that things have...

Question about flow for a mixed reef, my tank is a 210 - 72x24x29. I have mixed corals included a few torches and lots of negative space aquascape. I have my return pump maybe 800-900GPH at the nozzles. I added extra nozzles to break up that flow. All my torches in the bottom 3rd - 3-4 inches...

I have a 40-gallon mixed reef cube that’s been running for about 6 months, and I’m looking to improve coral growth and coloration, especially on SPS and LPS. Currently, the tank is mostly LPS, Zoas, softies, with a few beginner SPS (Montipora and small Acros). I’m happy with the overall...

I'm in need of some advice on improving my water chemistry based on a recent ICP test. My tank is 3.5 years old and is app/ 200 gallons total volume. It's stocked with mostly soft corals & BTAs but also has a candy cane coral. For the first 2 years or so all of my corals were doing well and...

I am looking for a new (open box fine) Reef Octo Varios-8 return pump. I can give you a tank raised 3" OG Bounce or other exotic stuff from my display tank DM me if you like this - particularly if you are local in NJ (I am in Basking Ridge NJ 07920) so we can swap easily My tank (that I...

Hey R2R — Long time no see. I kept a reef about 15 years ago and life got busy. A few weeks back I decided it was time to come back to the hobby — and this time I wanted to do it right. Not just throw fish and coral in a box and hope for the best. I wanted to actually understand what I was...

Hi, I’m new to the forum and almost cycled in my first system. It’s a 38 gallon Fiji cube AIO peninsula with dry rock and ocean direct sand. I was hoping y’all could help me decide on a wrasse species for the tank. I want to have the utility that comes with pest eating wrasse but I don’t want to...

I had a few spectacles and sharing one of them now ... will share more (if you share your clips!) I found my 22" Colorado Sunburst spawning ... did not see any babies ... only have 1 Nem! In past my RFAs mass-spawn resulting in many beautiful babies that grew up to adults ... I have clips of...

Hi everyone—John here. Figured I’d document this new build since it’s been a while since I’ve set up a tank. I’m 51, married, with four kids (20, 17, and 7-year-old twins—yes, life is busy and no apparently I'm not planning to ever retire LOL). I’m an engineer in SE Michigan and a lifelong tech...

Hey folks, I wanted to share my experience and success'/ failures on my Mixed reef. I have a rimmed 55 gallon big box store tank. 1 Fluval FX6 running filter floss, ceramic media, X-port PO4 and NO3 cubes, with Kaytalst 1 Fluval 407 running sponges, ceramic media, carbon, and Phosban, 1...

Welcome to my Build, below is my Equipement + upcoming orders where I would like to as you advice :). It will be mixed reef with mostly sps and softies maybe few easy sps. Reef Assistant App (made by me :) - Praxis Reef Aquarium - Red Sea S400 (2017 model i think) bought used from LFS...

hey folks, I’m looking for some ideas on stocking for my 3 yr old 25g bare bottom mixed reef tank. I currently have 1 pair of clowns, over a year old and I did have a basslet until a few days ago, he got along well in the tank but unfortunately got himself wedged under a rock and passed. My...

Hello everyone, I posted a little while ago that I was thinking about starting a large reef tank. And I finally decided on the size and I’ve ordered my tank. I’ve decided to go with 150 gallon (60”x24”x24”) with about a 50 gallon sump, I will be building a custom stand made of steel with some...

Hey guys this is my first ever saltwater aquarium. I have kept planted aquariums for every part of a decade but finally decided to jump into coral. The build (and goal) is a tideline 31 gallon AIO tank and I want to keep a true mixed reef. Upon making this post and digging for the original...

It has been an interesting month. The mid brace on my four foot tank broke. I threw everything into an emergency 30 gallon while I figured out what to do. Saved a bunch of the live rock and used it to start over. Test frags are all in thanks to friends and various online shops. Tons of bacteria...

So I have been keeping a reef aquarium for quite some time now and want to take things to the next level. I've always just winged It lol I guess I'm a rebel.everything has always done okay ( I can grow euphyllia like a champ lol) but I got my first test kits today (salifert) and have tested...

I had a build thread so long ago but only came back into reefing maybe 4 months ago. I did have a 6g but after that got stocked decided to pick up a used IM 20G fusion. Posting here whenever new pieces come in and just for colour and growth updates. Sadly all the acros are browned out but im...

Hey everyone, This is my first Reef2Reef build thread, and I’m excited to finally share the start of my reefing journey! I’m about halfway through my cycle, lights off, fishless, and just letting the bacteria do their thing. My nitrite levels have stayed high for quite a while, but ammonia is...

Hi everyone! I just got back in the hobby the last couple months and welcome to my build thread. I bought another Reefer 350, a gen 2 this time, back in July. During the time I had the tank dry, I spent much of my time doing as much research as possible, since so much has changed in the last 7...

Hello all, I have a 75g Mixed Reef thats been up for almost a year. I am looking for advice on my tanks stocking. I recently added a Magnificent Foxface, my centerpiece fish, which I know will be a little too big for this tank, but I am planning on upgrading in about a year and a half, a gift...

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for lighting for my 90 gallon tank? I'm planning for a mixed reef although that would be some time from now since my tank is fairly new but I want to be able to grow sps along with lps and softies in the future. Currently I have 2...

I recently had a crash because of surgery and couldn't take care of my tank . I had a mixed reef with LPS Dominant with some softies my par was 150 at top to 50 at bottom. I am going to try and dabble into some lower light SPS or digitata and LPS dominant still. I am wondering if these par...

After starting my very first nano tank back in 2024, I fell in love with this hobby. I have been an aquarist for three years now and have finally moved on from the freshwater hobby.. Since July, I’ve been the happy owner of the Nyos Opus G2 300 Pro-Line in gray and want to share my setup with...

Hey guys, so after a year in this hobby and many more in freshwater, I’ve decided to upgrade my 60 gallon cube to a 125 gallon tank. The tank measures 120l x50w x 80h, so it’s a bit unique that way. I am going doing my masters, so I do everything DIY with second hand equipment from a WhatsApp...

While traveling a LFS had a 70% sale on WaterBox aquariums, long story short, the tank has arrived! the ultimate goal is to have a bare-bottom, SPS dominant mixed reef. With no plan initially in mind, I took the time over my holidays to decide on a clear plan and plot the path forward, but as...